U know u love it!!

What? Can you really make something that awesome?

Oh yes yes yes ...... Awesomeness in a cup. Anything that includes chocolate, caramel, coffee and whipped topping has to be amazing! I would have taken a pic earlier but I was enjoying it way too much! Thanks to sandz I'm using a slurpee straw and thanks to teaching I have a chickfila cup. :)

God is good

So...life with 3 kids is interesting. :) God has been showing me so much lately on family and what I should and should not be doing as a mom. We were given some CDs to listen too about being godly parents and how to raise godly children. The Lord has helped me put some of things I'm learning into practice. For example the 1st thing I learned was putting my kids and I on a schedule. We have a rough draft schedule at this point but I have them helping me with chores every day and we have a set Bible time with me in the morning and then with Todd at night. They get play time and reading time plus school time every day. Soon I will add more home activities for them which will allow me to teach them something particular. 

  Our little Naomi gets play time and talking with mommy time. Since she is only 7 weeks old she mainly sleeps and eats. :) the behavior of me and the kids seems to be improving since we put this into place. Plus it gives Todd and I great discussions on what are goals are for our kids and what we can do to train them up in Gods way. 

   The 2nd thing that The Lord has shown me is having our kids hearts. If we just teach them to be good that is not enough. We need to have their hearts if they are to be raised correctly. I don't want them to get older and not care about what we are telling them or we take something away and they become bitter or angry. Praying for them is key and also living what we talk. Saying one thing and doing another is not going to lead our kids to Christ but rather push them away.

  I'd like any thoughts on this matter of having our kids hearts. 

Our newest

We welcomed Naomi Rose Ackley into the world on August 14, 2014, at 10:47 AM. She weighed 8lbs 11 oz and was 20 1/2 in long. 

What!! January is almost over????

For those of you who do not know...We are expecting child number 3. I should be somewhere around 3 months or so. As soon as I get medicaid, I will be going to the doctor. My guess is this one is a boy. :)  I asked Christiana is she wanted a baby brother or sister and her response was a Frisbee. I am thankful that I will not be having a litter of puppies. :)

I have been working 2 days a week as a teacher's assistant at ICW. The principle lets me bring the kids and sit in the nursery and grade books or do projects for the teachers while the kids play. I may be losing this job very soon considering the person I took the place of is now back with a baby of her own. I will just trust in God in this. I am not sure if I am really helping us money wise anyway, but it is nice to get out of the house.

Joseph took 3 steps today. 10 months old and on the move. He hasn't been really interested in his walker, but today it is a grand thing. He is going everywhere! I love it because if he is mobile he can keep up with Christiana. They play really good together and that allows me to get a few things done. Never thought the hold me all the time stage would end, but boy I am glad it's over.

I have not been feeling well since about 2 weeks before Christmas because of morning sickness. Or should I say all day sickness. I am starting to feel somewhat better now so I would like to start getting my millions of projects done. Today I am going to start working on my pictures. I have tons of picture frames sitting on my couch waiting for me to do something with them. If I can figure out where I want them, Todd can help me hang them tonight. I love having pictures all over the house. :) Once I accomplish this task I will move on to the next.

Well that is all for now, but I will hopefully get on here sooner next time and put up some pics for you to see. :)

Having fun!

Homemade playdough!!!

That's right, Christiana got a Mercedes Benz for her birthday! Don't worry we're not rich, her meme got for her (of course it was on clearance!) 

Well this picture looks slightly creepy, but they were having fun on the hay ride at our fall festival at church. Todd's forehead says "Todd loves Leah". And Joseph has a cross painted on him and Christiana had a flower.

Joseph usually looks at me like I'm crazy :)

What we have been up to

Lap books! I just started this with Christiana and we had a lot of fun. She knows her alphabet and her sounds but this is to help reinforce it all. We are going to do all the letters! I'm hoping to help her learn her colors too (since she is struggling with those). 

Todd took a day off so we went to the zoo!!! Christiana would go everywhere with daddy if she could. :)

Joseph loves being outside!! Look at those chunky legs!!!